Glass-taking apparatus.



w. D. KEEPER. GLASS TAKING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED. NOV.'23, 1908.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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W. D. KEEPER.

GLASS TAKING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED novJzs, 190a.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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WILLIAM D. KEEFER, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.-

GLASS-TAKING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. KEEFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented cer- 1 where it is formed into the desired shape or article. x

In the manufacture of articles from glass in which the same amount of material is required for each of a series of similar articles it is very important that the glass be removed or withdrawn from the tank or other receptacle expeditiously andaccurately and that the mechanism for accomplishing this purpose be so constructed as to be easily manipulated and changed or otherwise adjusted, when necessary, and also that means be provided for preventing the molten material from sticking to any part of the mechanism and thereby rendering such-mecham ism defective or inoperativF Itis alsode-' sir-able that the glass be taken or withdrawn from the'tank at a point belowthe normal 'or minimum level of'the material in the tank so as to always insure a sufficient amount passing to the taking mechanism at all times to properly form each andei-ery article of the series being formed. is also desirable to utilize the heat of the furnace in' retaining the material in. a 'i nolten or semi-plastic condition while it, 1:9 passing from said outlet to the. taking mechanism. It is alsodesirable'to locate the taking mechanism at such a point below the outlet from the tank as to utilize the weight of a column of material in assisting in forcing the mate rial into the taking mechanism at the proper time. It is also. desirable to utilize the power of suction for assisting in causing the material to enter the taking mechanism and then' utilize fluid pressure, if desired, in discharging the same. It is also desirable to provide means for shutting off or stopping the-flow of molten glass from the tank to the taking mechanism at any time, as in'case of Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Application filed November 23, 1908. Serial No. 464,186.

! an accident, or ,for other reasons; I secure these and other advantages by the means and mechanisms hereinafter more fully set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a top plan viewpartly in section of a portion of a glass furnace provided with my invention. Fig, 2- is a vertical sectional view of the same on the line m -00 of Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is an enlarged partly sectional view through the glass taking mechanism. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same at right angles to Fig. 3, the operating mechanism being also shown in side elevation. Fig. 5 is a top plan viewof the Fig. 6 is an end elevation, partly in section, of the shearing head. Fig. 7 is a side elegaticpn, partly in section, of the shearing ings, 1 indicates the tank of a regenerative glass furnace which may be of any usual or desired form, size and construction. Arranged around the work end or front of the vided with my takin apparatus, said apparatus'being preferab y secured to the usual vertically arranged buck stays in any desired manner. The tank is provided with the bottom of the tank. able gate 4 is arranged so as to close or'control each outlet. This gate is preferably formed from a slab of fire clay in the usual manner, within which is embedded a lock or stem 5 which projects upwardly above the standard 7 and adapted to be rotated by the hand wheel 8 for raising and lowering the gate. Communicatin extending substantial y vertical for a suitabledistance below the same is a chute or. conduit 9 which I shall .call a boot "having its inlet at the top of. the leg and its dis- .charge orifice or outlet 20 at the toe. The boot is preferably inclos ed in the shield or the top of the boot down to and below the bottom thereof and communicates with a ingot forming mechanism, partly in section outlets 3 which are located at any point he tween the glass level indicated inFi 2 and A vertically movsame and is screw threaded and passed through a-nut 6 which is mounted in a with the outlet and Referring more particularly to the drawsame are casings 2, each embodying or procasing 2 which extends froma point above suitable conduit 10 which in turn coinmuni- 55 red'heat or below the temperature at which the molten glass must be maintained to secure the desired degree of fluidity to precates with the ordinary checker work 11 of the furnace. An opening 12 is provided through the front wall of the casing int-o the interior of the tank are through the conduit 14, down through the.

the conduit 10 through which any glass or other matter that may have fallen down into the flue can be removed, said opening vbeing adapted to be closed by means of a door 13. The upper end or portion of each casing communicates with the interior of the tank above the glass level, as throu h a conduit'14, whereby the heated ases om rawn out casing 2 around the boot 9, into conduit 10 and finally discharged into the checker work 11 from whence they are passed to the chimney .or stack of the furnace, not shown] Each conduit 14 is preferably arranged to communicate with two casings, as by communicating at its outer endv with a conduit 15 which communicates at its ends with said two casings, as shown by dotted lines in Fig.

1. A suitable damper 16 is arranged in when the regenerators are being used in the reverse order. By arranging the parts of the furnace in this manner the glass in the boot can-bekept at any'desired temperature so as to secure the proper manipulation of the same when it is bein formed or fash; i'oned into the desired articles. To prevent I the pressure of the glass at the outlet 3 from the tank pushing the top of the boot out of engagement with the tank a brace or bracket 18 is provided which engages with or is seated ln-the outer wall of the casing 2, and to'prevent the-lower end of the boot from being forced backward toward the tank by the dass-pre ssurea similar bracket or brace 19 a uts against or is seated within the inner wall of the casing.

It'is a well known fact that iron tools or the portion of a furnace with which melted glass comes in contact must be kept below a vent sticking, and therefore it is necessary that means be provided for cooling the orifice 20 or toe of theboot, at which point the molten glass is discharged into the taking 'mechanism. To accomplish this purpose I provide 'a Water jacket 21, preferably of cast iron, which is connected with or secured to the casing 2 in any desired manner. The interior or cavity 'of the acket is connected with a source of refrigeration, which may be liquid or fluid, in any desired manner, as through an inlet opening 22 and outlet 22. The jacket 21 is provided with an opening 23. that registers with the orifice 20 and forms a continuation of the same for the passage or discharge of the molten glass. A plate 24 is removably seated inthe outer face of the jacket, as by means of the dove-' tailed walls 25 forming a way in which said plate is slidable laterally with respect to the opening of the conduit :The plate is preferably held in position between said walls by means of one Or more'set screws 26 and is preferably provided at one end with a loop '27'by means of which it may be withdrawn or removed from the jacket. When the boot is to be entirely closed to prevent the escape of glass an imperforate plate is used, but when the machine is in use a plate is used that-is provided with an opening 28 which is adapted to register with the opening through the water jacket and thereby control the escape or passage of the'melted glass, a platebeing used having a -perforation of the desired size to correspond with the amount of glass which must be"permitted to escape toform any desired article.

The outer face ofthe plate is preferably conca'ved, as shown at 2-9, within which a portionsof the periphery of a cylindrical shearing head or carrier 30 is adapted to be rotated. The periphery of the head is provided with a series of'pockets or cavities 81 which are adapted to be successively moved into and out of register with the opening 28 in the plate 24 for receiving-thejmolten glass from the tank through the boot 9. The contactin portions ofthe periphery of the head and of the correspondingly concaved face of the plate 24 are so adjusted that theedges of the pockets 31 and of the opening 28 will shear or cut off the glass in a clean manner without leaving stringy portions or ragged edges. As the plates 24 are arranged to be removed and inserted by moving them par; allel with the axis of the head, such removal or insertion can be readily accomplished by moving the head a very slight distance'away from the plate, thereby permitting of a quick and easy adjustment or change of the gates at any time when it is desired to use a'greater or less quantityof glass to form the desired articles.

'The shearing head or carrier 30 is substantially annular having its opening tapered so as to fit upon a substantially frustoconical mandrel 32 which is carried by or connected with a shaft 33 which has its bearings in a suitably designed frame 34. The shaft and mandrel are driven in any suitable manner, as by means of a gear wheel 35 that is loosely mounted thereon and adapted to be intermittently connected therewitki by a sliding clutch 36. The clutch is non-rotatably connected with the shaft by means of an ordinary key-and feather 37 and is arranged to be reciprocatedfreely thereon in any manner, preferably by means of a bell crank lever 38 which has one end forked for engaging with the clutch 36 and the other end adapted to be engaged by a suitable cam 38 within the rim of'the gear wheel 35. The wheel 35 is driven at a constant rate of speed from any suitable source of power, not shown, througKgear 39, shaft 40and pinion 41, and the ends of the clutch member 36 are each provided with properly shaped teeth or shoulders 42 and 43 for engaging respectively with teeth 42 and 43 on the hub of the wheel 35 and on the shaft bearing in the frame 34, that is, the teeth 42 and 42' are preferably arranged abruptly upon one, side and inclined upon the other and at a great enough distance. apart to permit of the teeth being perfectly seated or interlocked before their abrupt faces come in contact, thereby insuring a positive drive or movement to the shearing head whenever it begins to move. The teeth 43 and 43, on the contrary, are preferably inclined upon both faces so that in case the recess 31 in the head does not accurately 're i ster with the orifice or'opening in the plate28 when the clutch is shifted to stop and lock the head againstfurther movement the final or complete seating ofthe teeth '43 and 43' will cause a sufficient movement of the headin one direction'or the other to cause said recessto register'perfectly with said orifice, thereby insuring perfect operation of the machine, even though when runat a very high rate of speed. v

1 with their peripheries in. contactfa'nd re-- cessed to correspond with the desired-shape- Located directly below the shearing head is the ingot forming mechanism which preferably comprises a plurality of vertically arranged wheels 44 four being preferably used or-cross section which it is desired to give to the ingot, a cylindrical form being preferably used and shown in the drawings.

1 In this constructionand arrangement of the said point. .Theformers are located top formers 44 the periphery of each is beveled rim of the wheel and thereby forms a perfectly close fitting joint which will prevent] the, escape of any material when the latter is: being compressed by the rotation of theformers, which rotation is downward at .posite each other, as shown more particularly 1n 46 and 47,,said shafts being' suitably jour- Fig. 5, and are mounted upon shafts ticularly of the wall or project1on-54' -1s recessed "orcupped out as shown at 56, so as to form a naled in the frame 48 which carries said mechanism. Three sets of bevel gearing 49 are mounted upon said shafts and transmit motion to all-of the formers 44 'simultaneously, which mot-ion is originally transmitted through theshaft' 46 from the shaft'40 by means of The pinion in the frame 34and is provided a fixed key. or feather 52:which is adaptedtofit within a key seat 53in the shaft.

By constructing the gearing and other elements of the taking mechanlsm and ingot forming mechanism in theabove described .manner it will be seen that the shearing head of the taking mechanism is adapted to be run intermittently, whereas'the ingot forming mechanism is run constantly, there'- by providing means for forming an ingot at any time that the desired amount of material is deliveredto itfrom the shearing jhead.

The frame'48 within which the formers 44 are mounted has its upper portion provided with a wall 54 which rises from the substantially circular top 55of the frame upon the side adjacent to the casing 2 so as to partially envelop orvencircle a portion of the shearing head,ias shown more-parin Figs. 3 and 4. The-inner face substantially hopper shaped cavity orwreceptacle which extends ing portions of the peripheries of the former wheels 44 and thereby guide-thematerial that falls from the shearing'head down into down to the contacta gear wheel 50 and pinion 5'1. 51 is sleevedwithinpits bearing the space between said formers, Wherebyz' it is grasped andgradually forced down between the formersv and compressed into the desired shape. .As the wall 54 terminat'es substantially vertically under thece'n ter' of the shearing head the top of the head from that point onward is substantially flat, as shown more particularly in "Fig; 3, which thereby gives. an unobstructed view through said-cavity 56- upon each side of the ;head 30, as shown morep'articularly in Fig. 4, whereby the attendant is enabledto see whether the mechanism is operating properly or not 'and also whether the material. is passing down through the'ingot forming mechanism. The lower part of'theframe below; the contacting points of said formers is preferably gradually flared outwardly,

so-a's to prevent the possibility of the ingot shown. The. base.

as shown at 57,

catching upon any obstructions after it hasv been properly formed and is being dropped down intothe receptacle 57' which passesit to; the article. forming mechanism, not

8 'of the frame48 is mounted upon the base 59 of the frame 34 so 'f that by i removing the bolts 60 the entire frame with 1 sets of triple screws arranged in this inanner the frame'34 can be so adjusted rela-' properly positioning the base 58.

corner of said base.

its ingot forming mechanism can be quickly removed therefrom so as to withdraw the shaft 46 from the. sleeve of the pinion 51 and a different'frame and mechanism can be as quickly substituted therefor, thereby enabling the machine to be changed ver easily to adapt it for forming ingots of di ferent size or. shape or both. To assist in uide pins 61 are-preferably located in the base 59 at the-sides and inner end of'the base 58.. After the ingot forming mechanism has been proper'ly'positi'on'ed it .is rigidly secured to the base 59 by means of the bolts 60, and the base 59 is properlyfadjusted or positioned vupona bracket 62. and rigidlysecured theretoby means ofthe bolts 63. In positioning the base 5.9 upon the bracket three vertical screws or bolts 64: are preferably passed down through it so as to rest upon the top of the bracket, two of said screws being located adjacent to the'water jacket 21 and .the other one in front.

In addition to these means for adjusting the base vertically three horizontally arranged screws 65 are provided, by means of which the base can be adjusted in its own plane. Three-of these screws are preferably employed, one of which is mounted in the Water jacket frame 21 substantially'midway of the side of the base, and the other two are passed through a flange 66 that projects upwardly from the outer edge of the bracket 62, one of; said screws being located adjacent to each outer I The bases 58 and 59 and the bracket 62 are perforated, as shown at 58, 59 and 62 respectively, so as to form an uninterrupted passage or opening be tween the lowerend of theopening 57 and the ingot carrier 57 By means of the tr o tively to the plate 24: that a perfect fit can always be secured insuring a perfect shearing surface and preventing the escape of any surplus material between the plate and the periphery of the shearing head.

The shearing head 30 is detachably mounted upon its support32 in any suitable'manner as'by means of screws 67 which enter the -hea d 32 and have their heads projecting over the end of the head, as. more clearly shown in Figs. 3- and 4. The bore of the head 30 is preferably slightly tapered so as to fit the slightly tapered support 32 and thereby secure a very close fit when the screws 67- are screwed into the support or mandrel 32 these screws serving to crowd the sleeve onto its tapering support 32. The shear-ing head 30 is preferably cooled or kept from becoming overheated by means of a refrigerant, a liquid, fluid or gases, such as cool air being introduced into cavities 68 formed therein around each of the pockets or recesses 31. The air is preferably introduced through ings 70 through the walls of the head. The

rotary member is provided with outlet mea-ns communicating with the pockets for escape of airtherefrom. To provide. for this and to provide means for causing a suction to take place within each of the pockets 31 when said pocket is'being filled with material by the action of gravity on the glass in the conduit, and also to force air into the bottom of the pocket for the purpose of-expelling the mass of material therein, or'both, a perforation 71 is formed in the bottom of ,eachpocket or recess which communicates with a perforation 72 in the support or mandrel 32 which in turn communicates with a valve casing 73, said casing communicating with the hollow of the shaft '33 through a perforation 74 in its'bottom .and a passage or perforation 75 leading therefrom to the hollow of said shaft, as clearly shown in Fig. 6 Said casing73 also communicates with a source of suction, not

shown, through suitable connections 76and perforations 77 and 78in the support '32 and the casing 73 respectively. The inner end of the passage 78 communicates with'an annular space 79 formed around a -reciprocatory valve-stem 80 that is mounted in said casing. The casing 73 preferably has a plug 81 screwed into its inner end, which plug is bored longitudinally so as to form theperforation 7 4t, and has its inner end countersunk to form the valve seat 82,whilea corresponding valve seat 83' is formed upon the oppo-' site side of the perforation 72 by reducing the diameter of the bore of said casing to form a cavity 84. 'Avalve 85 formed upon the inner end of the stem 80 is adapted to be held yieldingly upon the seat 83 by means of a spring 86 that is seated in a cavity in the gland or packing nut 87, and has its outer end in engagement with anadjustable shoulder on the stem 80, as a nut 88 or a washer 89 which may be; located between said nut 88 and the outer end of the spring. The stem 80 is bored longitudinally for the reception of a ste1n90 that is reciprocally mounted therein and has a valve or head 91 upon its inner end which is adapted to be held vyie'ldingly in engagement with the seat 82 by means of a spring 92 that abuts against the inner end of -t-he stem 80 at one end and againstthe head or valve 91 at the other. The movement of the valve 91 is -controlled by a pin 93 in the stem 90 which passes through a slot 94 in said stem 80, see Fig. 7. As stem 80 in its normal position is carried out-ward through medium ofspring 86 to seat valve 85 on scat 83 pin 93 is engaged by inner end of slot and valve 91 is carried outward off its seat 82 in reverse action as stem 80 is carried inward to unseat valve 85 and seat valve 91;' Spring 92 allows valve-85 to still further open afterby means of the threaded plug 97, and leak-- age between. the outer wall of the casing and the socket in the mandrel is prevented by a suitablev washer or packing 98 that is held in 7 materials for each article, and a better grade position on the casing by .a nut 99. In using the above described controlling mechanism means. must be provided forautomatically actuating said valves at the proper time to cause the suction to begin at any desired point,-.preferably when the" recesses 31 in the shearing head 30 reach-the upper edge of the shearing plate 2 1 and should continue until after the assist in discharging the mass of material One means for accomplishing this purpose is by securing a cam plate or ,actuator' bar 1.00 upon one end of the wall 54 with its-free end extended-up into the path of the outer ends of "the stems as they are carried around by the rotation of theshaft 3.7, said 'end being preferably inclined; as shown at .101, to permit of the'stem' engaging there:

with and being gradually forced inward as they are thus carriedaround. As the stem is thus forcedinward the valve 91 is yieldingly forced upon its seat so as. to shut off the current of air or other refrigerant enneously therewith.'force thevalve oif its. seat 83 and permit the suction through the' connection 76 totake place through tl1eper.-' forations 77; 78; 72 and 71. As soon as the tering through the shaft 37"and siniultaendiof the-stem "80 passesout of engagement with the baa-100 the-"spring 86 immediately expands and-returns the stem 82 to'its nor- 'm' alfv position which seats the valve 85 and unseats the yalve91 and thereby permits the entrancei'of the refrigerant from the shaft .a valve casingfor jeach; .of the-p0ckets wv1th the outer end j of each valve stem-'80 adapted to successively en'ga'i'ge" 31 providin screwing thereonto and is locked in position ocket i or re'cess has been filled with mater1al,'when the suction shouldbe shut ofif and the pres-.- sure permittedto exert its force and" thereby" glass a n s :p'l'anefor sal p t a p H I material escaping said? conduit into 130 withthe actuator bar 100 each recess as it approaches the orifice of-the boot or conduit has a suction set up therein which will materially assist in permitting therecess to be filled-by instantly removing the air from 7 within the pocket and immediately after it has'been filled pressure will be automatically applied at the bottom of the pocket for expolling said material.

By constructing, the glass taking appa-qg,

ratus of a glass furnace as above described, 7 a series of similar articles can be very rapidly alid accurately formed and the operation will be absolutelyautomatic, thereby dispensing with labor of any kind except so that which is required to see thatthe ma-- chine performs its proper functions and-to make the necessary changes in the differentparts whenever it is desired to change the output of the machine. The molten mas5 terial can be taken from the tank at such a point below the glass levelas will always insure a suflicient amountpassing into the of glass can besecured,- as the possibility of the dross'uponthe top j of the mass passing into the mold is absolutely prevented; .The' heat from. the furnace is utilized for retaining the glass in its meltedlconditioni in. pass- "ing from the tank to the takingapparatusss and the temperature of all the parts can be controlled or regulated to comply with a condition necessary to'the proper working 'of the apparatus,'. thereby securing accuracy [and substantial perfection in-the operation ofthe'machine. i

Refrigerating means issupplied to hollow shaft 38 by'a swivel connection or coupling'shown- 102 in Fig.1 which, communicates' with *a' pipe "or hose 103 I'e, ad1ng I to anyfsuitable source 'of compressed air;

Similarly; uction pipe-176 is connected by a swivel coupling "104: with aipipe 105 f leading 'to'any suitable suc't-ion applying:

means.

Hav ng described my inventlon lclalmtf- 1. In a lass-manufacturing apparatusga y tankprovided with an outlet, a conduit communicating therewith; rotary cylindrical glass taking apparatus rotatable in avertical plane for said conduit. adapted'to sever the material. escaping' from said conduit into blanks, a plate betweenthehohghiit-ahd' the glass taking apparatus conforming to the shape of the glass'taking apparatus and proyidedfwith an opening at'which the glass is v severed, and supporting means for said plate Y provided with a-way'in" which the 'plate'is horizontally :slidabl. v

2. In .a. glass manufactu'ririg apparatus, a

tank; prov ded jwith" am outlet, a' conduit"; communicatingtherewith, rotary cylindrical 1 paratus rotatablein a,verticjal 4 *condnitada tecilgt'osever the: f

- shape of the glass taking apparatus and problanks, a plate between the conduitand the glass taking apparatus conforming to the vided with an opening at which the glass is severed, supporting means for said plate provided with a way in which the plateis horizontally slidable, and fastening means for fastening the plate in fixed position on" its support.

3. In a glass manufacturing apparatus, a tar'ik provided with an outlet communicating with the tank below the glass,-leyel, adescending conduit communicating with said outlet, a casing communicating with the up' per part ofthe tank above the glass level, said casing surrounding the conduit for heating said conduit by heated air from the. interior of the tank, and glasstaklng mechanism at the, lower end of said conduit.

4. In glass manufacturing, a furnace, a tank provided with an outlet communicating with the tank below the glass level, a dc} scending conduit communicating therewith at its upper end, a. casing surrounding said conduit and communicating at the top with the tank above the glass level and with the furnace at the bottom, and glass taking mechanism at the lower end of the conduit. 5. In glassmanufacturing, a furnace, a tank provided with outlets, a descending conduit communicating with each outlet, a casing over each conduit, a conduit communicating with the upper end of two'adjacent casings and with'the interior of the tank above the glass level, anda valved conduit leading from the lower end of said'c-asings to the furnace, and glass taking apparatus at the lower end of each first mentioned conduit.

6. In glass manufacture, a regenerative furnace havlng. a conduit between the checker works thereof, a valve at each 'end of .said "conduit, a tank provided with an outlet, a -casing communicating with the tank at the top and with the conduit at the bottom, a descending conduit in said casing communicating at its upper end with said outlet, and glass taking ap aratus communicating with the'outlet o said last mentioned conduit.

7. In glass manufacturing, a tank provided with an outlet, a boot like conduit communicating therewith at its upper end [and having a laterally extending discharge outlet at its toe, means for heating the'main portion of said conduit, means for cooling said outlet, and glass taking mechanism at the outlet of the conduit.

8. In'glass manufacturing, a .tank provided with an outlet, -c0mmunicatin with the tank below the glass level, a boot like conduit communicating therewith having a laterally extending outlet at its toe, a caslng around the main portion of said conduit, a

casing communicating with the tank above.

the glass level and surrounding the conduit for permitting heated gases from the interior of the tank to passdown and around the main portion of said conduit, a water jacket upon the casing around the outlet of the conduit, and glass taking mechanism at the outletof said conduit.

9. In a glass manufacturing apparatus, a

tank, a conduit communicating therewith, a

tank, a conduit communicating therewith, a

rotary cylindrical member adjacent to the outlet of said' conduithaving its periphery provided, with pockets for receiving glass from said conduit, a plate extending between the conduit and said rotary member, one face of said plate conforming with the shape of the rotary ,member,the edge of said rotary member around each pocket being adapted to sever the contents of its pocket from the material in the conduit, and supporting means for said plate provided with a way wherein the plate is slidable in the direction of the axis of rotation of the rotary member. 11. In glass taking apparatus, a conduit adapted to communicate with a glass tank and having an outlet, a rotary member adjacent to said out-let having its periphery provided with pockets adapted to be moved into and out of register therewith,a cavity surrounding each pocket, and means for filling said cavities with a refrigerant, said pockets being provided wit-h outlet means communieating-therewith for escape of air therefrom while they are being filled with glass.-

12. In a glass manufacturing apparatus, a glass tank, a conduit communicatingtherewith and, having an outlet, a perforated concaved closure plate for the outlet, a rotary cylindrical member in engagement with the concave portion of said plate having its periphery provided with pockets which are adapted to be moved into and out of register with the perforations of said' plate, said therefrom while they are .being filled with glass, and means for supporting said rotary member. i p

13. In glass taking apparatus, an outlet adapted to communicate with a glass tank vand having an outlet, a tapering support a'd jacentto said outlet, a sleeve like-member on said support having its interior'tapered to correspond therewith and having its periphery providedwith pockets adapted to register with. said outlet, means ,for crowd- 4 .ing said sleeve on to said support, and means for intermittently ro'tating the support and sleeve, said pockets being provided with outlet means communicating therewith for escape of air therefrom while tliey are being,

filled with glass.

14, In glass taking apparatus, a'conduit adapted to communicate with a glass tank and having an outlet, a shaft provided with a support adjacent to said outlet, an inter, changeable shearing head on said support having its periphery provided with pockets adapted to be moved into and out of register with said outlet, a wheel loosely mounted on;

the shaft andprovided with cams, a reciprocatory clutch non-rotatablymounted upon the shaft, and means connected with theclutchfor moving the sameinto and out of engagement with said head, said means being adapted to be actuated by the CflIHS OII said wheel, said pockets being provided with outlet means communicating therewith. for es cape of air therefrom while they are being filled .with glass.

15; In glas'staking apparatus, conduit a support for said shaft, '51 wheel loosely mounted on the shaft, provided with cams,- 'a vcircuniferentially-'grooved sleeve non-r0 tatably mountedfupon the shaft, and abell crank lever on'said support having one of ,itsarmswithinthe-groovefof thesleeve and the-other in the path of said cams, said'pocket'sbeing provided with outlet means communicating therewith for escape of air therei I from .whilethey are being filled-with glass.

. 16. In glass taking apparatus,za\c'onduit adapted -to communicate with a glassftfnk and provided with an. outlet, ahollow; shaft provided with a p erforated'mandrel adjacent to said outlet, a shearing head on said mandrel having its periphery provided with pockets and a apted to register with said outlet, said headbeing provided with a cave ity around each pocket, which-cavities com municate with the perforations of Said man-s drel, said-pockets being provided with outlet means comm micatin therewith forescape: Ofitll' therefrom whi e they are/.beingiilled I Y 3 with glass.

. Om of ea .17. In glass takin'g'appai atus, a

adapted-to communicate withia 'glass'tank and provided with an outlet, a'perforated' mandrel rotatably mounted adjacentt-o'said outlet, and "a shearing. head' on said mandrel provided" with pocketsfin. its peripheryv adapted tdregister withsaid outlet, the bot ch pocket being perforated to communicatewitli one of said perforations, and I means for' passi ng air through said perfora- .tions.

. 18. In glass takingapparatug a conduit adapted to communicate with a glass'tank and provided with an outlet, a recessed mandrel {rotatably mounted adjacent to said out-- let, a pocketed shearing head on said man-' drel'provided with perforations which are adapted to establi h communication between- .l

the pockets of the head and-the recesses of the. mandrel, and valve mechanisms in the mandrel for permittingair to pass in either direction to or from said pockets; Y

19. In'glass taking-apparatus, a.conduit- 0 adapted to commun cate with a glass tank and provided with an outlet, a recessed rotary member adjacent to said outlet having its periphery providedwith pockets. which communicatewith said recesses, a valve for' $5 each, recess comprising a casing-havin two valve seats, two spring pressed valves in the casing, one of which has-its stem projecting beyond the outer? end .thereof, means for engaging with the "outer end of said valve and forcing it inward when said'pocket reg isters with said outlet, and means for per mittingzairt o pas's through said recesses and valves;

.20; In glass. taking apparatus, a conduit adapted to communicate with a glass tank and-provided with anoatlema'rotary member adjacent to said outlet prfiidedsvitliwm j pocketsein. its periphery adapted. to register therewith, said'pockets being-provided with 190.

outlet means communicating therewith for escape of air therefrom. while they are be; ing filled"'with-'glas,s, and Tingot; forming mechanism below said. member and" adapted to receivethe blanks of gl..ss .-discliarged )from: said pockets, said ingot forming me'clianism comprisingpressure means adapted vto exert compresssion on 'theglass. ingot to I form the same,

adapted to. communicate --with a glass tank- 2L n g flss'ta'king apparatus, a conduit 1'0- and-provided with an outletfa'rotary memberiadjacent'to said. outlet provided with pockets in' its 1 periphery adapted "tof ie gister therewith, ingot forming mechanism [below said. member .-compr sing a. -.plu rality. .of wheels, each havingts 'peripheryi; recessed "circumferentially, and "means. for rbtatingsaid wheels in unison, said. pockets beingpro vided Ywith outlet; means" communicating therewith for escape of air therefrom while they are being ffilled with glass. 22. Ingla-ss taking-"apparatus, a' conduit adaptednto communicate -witlr'a glass tank- I ra d rovided. .with'an. outlet, .a-rotary Int ber a;djacent jto said outlet. havingp icketsv injitsperiphery' adapted to register there-:-

'with', ingot forming mechanism below said -member'comprisin a hop er like receptacle, four wheels journa ed at right angles to each" vicled with outlet means communicating other in the bottom of saidlreceptacle, the In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set I peripheries of said wheels being concaved my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 10 circumferentially and adapted to contact 16th day of November 1908.

with each other and means for rotatin said A member and wheels, said pockets being pro- KEEFER' In presence of ARTHUR PI KNIGHT, FRANK L. A. GRAHAM.

therewith for escape of air therefrom While they are being filled with glass. 

